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Historic Walking Tour of San Miguel de Allende

Historic Walking Tour of San Miguel de Allende

Patronato Pro Niños conducts a walking tour of historic San Miguel.

ABOUT OUR HISTORIC WALKING TOUR On this tour, English-speaking guides walk participants through San Miguel's glorious past, showing them the city center, its historical buildings and many churches. The tour, which includes an in-depth look at the interior of the Parroquia, takes approximately two hours and covers a ten-block area. It's a definite "must" for any visitor to San Miguel!

REGULARLY SCHEDULED WALKING TOURS take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Groups form in the Jardin across from the Parroquia (large church) at 9:45 AM, and leave promptly at 10:00 AM. Cost: $150 pesos ($15 USD).

To schedule a PRIVATE TOUR call 152-7796. You pick the tour's date and time! The cost for private tours for 1-4 people is $800 pesos ($80 USD). Add $200 pesos ($20 USD) for each additional person over the anicial four.

Your $150 pesos ($15 USD) fee benefits the Patronato Pro Niños, a non-profit foundation, which has provided medical and dental care for the needy children of San Miguel and its surrounding villages since 1970.

Jay Moskowitz will be conducting a downtown architectural tour of San Miguel on Thursday, July 19th at 10:00 AM. He will be pointing out the different styles of architecture in the downtown area and will be giving background historical information as well. You will find out just how the kings in Europe are responsible for the changing styles among other things. You will also be contributing the medical and dental fund which provides care for the needy children of not only the town of San Miguel but the large rural area surrounding it. The Patronato Pro Niños guides are all volunteers for this organization.

Jay is a guide for Patronato Pro Niños Downtown Historical Walking Tours. This experience led to his interest in finding out more about the varied styles of the buildings on the tour. The tour will leave from the Jardin in front of the Parroquia at10 AM on Thursday, July 19th. The donation to Patronato Pro Niños is 200 pesos and the tour will last approximately 3 hours.